Editor Describes Challenges Faced by Local Newspaper
A local editor faces constant censor and heavy workload as he gathers diverse news items. Farmers in Linn County raise funds for Farm Bureau work, with initial pledges from the Linn County Bank and supporters, forming a committee to solicit countywide subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Linn County Bank
F.G. Peters
W. G. Wood
A. M. Baker
J., B. Stone
J. W. Crookshanks
Ross, Nichols
Henry Clay Seaman Passes After Long Illness
Henry Clay Seaman born May 9 1822 in West Virginia died May 12 1919 at age 68 with three living children from his first marriage to Florence Flesher and twelve more from his second wife Jennie Burdett. Services were led by Rev Patton at King Grove with burial in a nearby cemetery. He leaves a widow and many descendants. Also noted is a Farm Bureau appropriation request before the county court on May 6.
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Henry Clay Seaman
West Virginia
Florence Flesher
Ildren
Liley Dorris. Smith
Bertha Russel
Gnsasty
Maggie
West
Ton
Jennie Burdett
Ildrén
John
Een City
Davie Bane
Ethelert
Rge
Rosa Hines
Cora
Wes- Ada Havens
Martha
So- Frank
Charley
Seaman
Rev. Patton
King Grove
Iful
Baptist Church Notices Mother's Day Service Next Sunday
The Baptist church will not hold services on national Mother's Day and will observe the occasion the following Sunday at 11 a.m. The pastor will preach a sermon for mothers and special music will be provided. Mothers from Browning Seats are invited and reserved seating will be set aside. Sunday school at 11 and evening preaching at 8 p.m.
Melvina Morris of Missouri Dies at 67
Melvina A Morris daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Morris was born January 7 1852 in Linn county Missouri. She died May 6 1919 in Brown es Missouri aged 67 years 3 months 29 days. She married Nelson Isley June 13 1869 who preceded her to The Great Beyond Christmas day 12 years earlier. They had four children Ella Keithley Browning Will Moore Laclede Will Wilson Brookfield and Wallace Keithley Browning 10 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren. She leaves five sisters and one brother and was a foster mother to Frank Wiley and Roy Burchett. She professed faith at 19 and lived a Christian life and read the Bible daily.
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Melvina A. Morris
Thomas
Elizabeth Morris
Linn County
Missouri
Brownes Missouri
Owas
Nelson Isley
Great
Ella Keithley
Browning
Will Moore
Laclede
Will Wilson
Brookfield
Wallace Keithley
Frank Wiley
Roy Burchett
The Home Circle on Love and Domestic Harmony
The piece argues women value love and kindness over status or fame. It portrays a husband as hero of the home and notes women adapt for a contented household. It suggests most men are unhappy without affection and a good mother shapes sons into men.
Train a Boy Beyond Prayer and Schools
A cultural column urges mothers to do more than pray with their sons. It compares raising a boy to tending a garden, needing pruning, weeding, and active guidance. A mother should be a comrade and closest friend, standing by him without deserting her duties.
Women to Lead in Industry Says Against Drink and Gambling
A bygone column argues that women will surpass men in industry as they gain rights and better prospects. It cites a $25,000 salary man who collapsed and a female stenographer replacing him at $10,000, claiming women will dominate in fifty years with co education and more study time.
Teach Him The Value Of Labor And Honesty
A passage urges teaching a boy the superiority of hard work over crime and idleness. It argues poverty and labor forge character while knowledge empowers, insisting laborbecomes virtue and idleness sin. It emphasizes Sunday respect and nondependence on others for sustenance.
A Thought for the Boys
A short reflective piece urges compassion for reckless boys and criticizes harsh public shaming. It argues youth mistakes invite sympathy and humane response from Christians rather than magnified judgment. The author condemns how charity can fail when addressing youthful errors.
Mercy and Guidance for Wild Boys in Christian Labor
A moral exhortation urges Christian women to gently uplift wild boys. It argues mercy can balance life’s burdens and save youths from loss of love and trust. Select a troubled boy, offer counsel, encouragement, and good books to awaken true manhood and hope.
Get In Step with Modern Progress in War Time
Linn County Budget calls for sweeping changes as wartime shock reshapes education, religion, and industry. Churches must cut duplication and rivalry while promoting spiritual life and practical welfare. Schools must abandon old patterns for sharper observation, civic ideals, and higher intellect. Industries should share the new brotherhood and adopt scientific methods to boost production while aiding workers.
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Linn
Be A Man of poverty and integrity in society
The piece urges self discipline and pride in work, thrift, and personal conduct. It warns against idleness and ostentation, encouraging individuation and honesty while noting neighbors judge a person by reputation and actions.
Sunny Side of Life Advice From Home Lessons
The passage exhorts charity and kindness, urging readers to fill life with sunshine. It emphasizes moral conduct, bright demeanor, and good manners learned at home, noting patience as a rare garden flower and urging a consistent sunny nature regardless of time.
Couple Married in County Ceremony at end of April 1919
Miss Alta Hawk ins and Mr Luther DeVore wed on April 30 1919 with Alta the daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Hawkins and a county teacher for two years. DeVore son of Mr and Mrs C A DeVore of southeast of Green City is a former Sullivan county boy. Congratulations and best wishes to the couple.
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H. B. Underwood
Alta Hawkins
Luther DeVore
Hawkins
A.A. Hawkins
DeVore
C. A. DeVore
Green City
Sullivan County
Soldier's Homeward Letter From Camp No 8 France
A 1919 letter from a soldier at Camp No 8 APO 701 St Nazaire France describes war ending and return home. He quips about Corona typewriter and Red Cross doughnuts while noting good appetite, occasional naps, and riding a bicycle between duty and rest.
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Motor Transport Co
Camp No
APO
St. Nazaire
France
Papa
Sam
Corona
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Soldier’s letters from Verdun to Paris amid long voyage
A naval friend reports plans to land in the states by June and to visit Verdun on leave, with a Paris stopover. He notes hard work, early rising, banking errands, and sending telegraphs home while hoping his family stays well. The message ends with affection and a sign off as Ray.
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States
Verdun
Paris
Will
Ray
Sheep Shearing Near May 25 In This Vicinity
The notice states we will be in the area around May 25 for sheep shearing work and that the service should be satisfactory. Contact J. W. Crookshanks F. M. Wright or R. J. King for details.
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J. W. Crookshanks
F. M. Wright
R. J. King
What Is Bread Now After Wheat Regulations
The article explains how the word bread shifted during and after wartime. It notes earlier substitutions in bread and crackers and states that postwar wheat flour restrictions were removed. If a product is labeled bread or crackers, it should be wheat flour unless the label clearly states otherwise under the Food and Drug Act.
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Food and Drug Act
Food Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
It Pays To Advertise Leader Record Notice
Readers are urged to notice the advertising in this issue. Merchants from nearby and distant cities have ads. The paper promotes fair trials of ads to show merchants it pays to advertise locally.
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Leader Record
Leader
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